ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia
Slovakia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 66.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia stood at 66.27 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia peaked at 66.27 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.79 %, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 42nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.79 % | — |
| 2008 | 36.3 % | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 37.38 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 41.15 % | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 42.17 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.19 % | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 49.16 % | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 49.67 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.55 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 53.04 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 53.78 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.29 % | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 57.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.6 % | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 63.69 % | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 66.27 % | +4.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 66.27 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.64 %, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 66.27 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67.42 %, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.82 % | 33.79 % | 37.38 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.52 % | 41.15 % | 57.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 % | 57.45 % | 66.27 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia was 66.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.27 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.79 % in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Slovakia ranks 42nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.